Fish-line bob or float.



W. W. GREGORY 61 P. D. MAIRE.

FISH LINE 808 OR FLOAT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21. ISL).

Patented Sept. 11, 1917 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

INVENTOR WALTER W GREGORY,

WITNESSES: $4 6.

w. w. GREGORY & P. n. MAIREJ FISH LWE 50B 08 FLOAT. APPLICATIDU FILEDJAN- 21. M5.

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ATTORNEY! UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER W. GREGORY AND PETER D. MAIBE, 01 LAKEWOOD, OHIO; SAID unan-ASSIGHOB OF HIS RIGHT TO W. 3. WHITE, CLEVELAND, OHIO.

FISH-LINE B08 03 FLOAT.

lpccifloatlon of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

To all whom it may camera:

Be it known that Waurnn W. Gamomr and Ps'rna D. Mama, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Lakewood 1n the county of Cuyahoga and Stateof 61110, have mvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fish-LineBobs or Floats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in a fish-line bob or float, andthe improvement comprises a float or bob made of separable sections topermit the device to be placed upon or removed from a fishing-linewithout disconnecting the line from t e rod or removing or detaching anypart aflixed to the line such as leaders, hooks, weights, etc. The bobor float is also particularly constructcd to slide freely on the linewithout predetermined limits.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view on reduced scale of thebob or float as it ap ears when being placed upon or removed ii'om afishing line. Fig. 2 is a view showing the bob in use in slidingconnection with the fish-line. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the bobshowing the sections closed. Fig. 4 is a sectional view centrallythrough the bob showing the central passage for the fishline extcndmfrom end to end thereof. Fig. 5 is an e evation of the inner faces ofthe two sections when swung open. Fig. 6 is a transverse section on line6-6 Fig. 3 showing the two sections closed and Fig. 7 is a similar viewshowing the sections partly 15 open. Figs. 8 and 9 are enlargedsectional details of the spring catch and the hinge portion's,respectively. Figs. 10 and 11 are end views of the bob or float in openand closed positions, respectively.

In some waters and under certain conditions a quick detachment orattachment of a bob or float upon the fishing-line in hand is desirablebut such quick change is not possible with the ordinary bobs or catsobtain able, particularly if such floats require detachment of theleaders, books, or weights or removal of the line from the rod.

To meet this situation, we have devised a bob or float made of twohollow sections 2 and 3 of substantially semi-ellipsoidal formationhinged together at 4 at their meeting ed es at their largest transversediametri center. Each section is substantially a counterpart of theother viewed from the outside when'closed one upon the other with theirellipsoidal flat sides 5 and 5' in close meeting relations, but themeetin faces of the two sections are constructed di ferently. Section 2has its side face 5 reduced in area by a border channel or groove 6 andprojected laterally more or less beyond the lon itudinal center or axisof the hob, and section 3 has a border flange 7 surrounding its flatside 5 to provide a suitable open recess to snugly accommodate theprojecting side 5 of section 2. In this way practicall no watercompartment remains between t e two sections when tightly closed exceptthe relatively small straight open passage 8 which extends from end toend of section 2 centrally within the flat side portion 5, see Figs. 4and 5. This passage 8 is simply large enough to accommodate a fish-line,and when the fish-line is in place the passage is practically closed tothe entrance of water. The flange 7 in section 3 opposite the ends ofthe passa e 8 is slotted or notched at 9 to permit the sh-line to extendcompletely through the float. In fact, the slotted flange eflectuallyguards against displacement o the line and especially prevents wedgingor entrance of the line into the 'oint or border meetin ed of the twosections. Consequently, 0 cat or bob is free to slide on the fish-line,when the two sections are closed, and locking of the two sectionstogether is accomplished by a snap, spring lock 11 secured to flange 7and having a proJectiug part 12 adapted to enter a shouldered recess 14in the side of section 2, see Fig. 8. Any suitable locking device ma beused.

he bob or float is intended to be slidably engaged with the fish-line 15but may be clamped thereon by doubling the line within the passage 8 sothat it will be w ed therein when the two sections are c osed and lockedtogether, or a knot may be made in the line and clamped in the assage inthe same way. But the referre way of using 1 the float is to providb theline with a knot or stop 16 at a predetermined distance from the'hookend 0 the line whereby a limit of movement of the float on the line isestablished and the lower or free portion of the 0 line may be supportedby and suspended from the float at any desired depth in the watersubstantially as shown in Fig. 2. Then when the fish-line is reeled inor the rod lifted the float will remain on the sur- 0 face of the watfiwhile therliifi 7' 1 therethrough until the tie knot 17 icr'leader 18 1sengaged, whereupon the float will be lifted from the water with thelesde; and hook end of the line. In casting the -hhe,the float is at theleader end thereof and as soon as the float strikes the water thedfie 18free to equal semi-ellipsoidal sections hinged 2. A'bob for fish linesof tr: ther mg rovided with flat inner 'walls orming h w fluid tightinterior chambers in said sections and one of said inner walls having achannel lengthwise to receive afish line and the other section having aborder rundownwerdthro hthe pabagesuntil fl and notchesinsaid n:opposite the knot or stop-16 its iij'scent to the sai channel toaccommodstethe limit of 3. A bob or float comprising a pair of Thepreferably, but other ht-w I ter roof materials may i amstead, and botheectionsare hollow preferably to make an exoeptionahly I buoyant bob;

hat we is:

A f equal sections l v with fiat 811., es closed to form call sealedchambers withmand adapted to pee one upon o h r one of said sides having'groove tor a fish snd the other side notches in its edgeo'pposite saidgrooveyend a clamp adapted to lock said sections together.

fishing-death sections en 3 are m f celluloid" equal sections hingedtogether and rovided "1 V t and wa- 1 each with flat inner opposed sidesone upon the other and one of said sides having a. fish line retainingchannel lengthwise therein and the ogposite section constructed toengage upon e line over said channel unit}1 a clamp adapted to lock thesections toge er. In testimony whereof we ailix our tures in presence oftwo wi' 31 WALTER W. GREGORY-"1;?- PETER D. MAIRE; Witn in M. Scrrwsu.

